Larry Heinemann: an annotated guide to selected resources

Abstract

Purpose

This article's aim is to provide an annotated bibliographic resource guide for scholars researching Larry Heinemann, an author whose novels are frequently studied in association with Vietnam War literature.

Design/methodology/approach

Searches were performed using a variety of bibliographic databases in literature and library science and the world wide web to discover interviews and literary criticism spanning 32 years of Heinemann's career.

Findings

Though often controversial, Heinemann's works represent a significant and provocative study in the literature of the Vietnam War. Major themes in the literary criticism and interviews annotated emphasize the vulnerabilities of the working‐class, how returning and traumatized veterans reincorporate into society, American myths’ role in fiction, and gendering of enemies.

Originality/value

No other annotated bibliography currently exists for those interested in researching or collecting Larry Heinemann's texts.

Citation

Stovall, C. (2010), "Larry Heinemann: an annotated guide to selected resources", Collection Building, Vol. 29 No. 2, pp. 50-54. https://doi.org/10.1108/01604951011040134